Gene Upshaw Has Died

The NFL players' union says executive director Gene Upshaw has died at age 63 after battling pancreatic cancer, according to CNN.

Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard, as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the benefits that came with it.

His outstanding 15-season playing career was entirely with the Oakland Raiders and included two Super Bowl wins and seven Pro Bowl appearances.

Upshaw's biography is posted on the front page of the Hall of Fame Web site along with his enshrinement speech from 1987.

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